Insight4Change

SPECIALIZING IN TREATING ADDICTION

  JoAnne Lapi-Nuccio LMHC, CAP

Developing healthy relationships with family members, friends, co-workers and others is an important life skill.

How many of the following attitudes and behaviors are present in your relationships?

• Communication is open and spontaneous (including listening)

• Assertiveness: feelings and needs are expressed safely

• Rules/boundaries are clear and explicit, yet allows for flexibility

• Individuality, freedom and personal identity is enhanced

• Acceptance of self and other

• Humility: able to let go of the need to “be right”

• Balance of giving and receiving

• Conflict is faced directly and resolved

• Tolerance: forgiveness of self and other

• Mistakes are accepted and learned from

• Willingness o take risks and be vulnerable

• Each can enjoy being alone and privacy is respected

• Personal growth, change and exploration are encouraged

• Responsibility for own behaviors and happiness (not blaming other)